On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:09:41 +0200, Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>
http://winsupersite.com/article/office-2013-beta2/office-2013-pricing-packaging-144267
>
> Apparently the subscription-based Office product has such a fantastic  
> price that "it's a no-brainer".
>
> Is it just me? Personally, I'm appalled at Microsoft's latest attempt to  
> suck money out of my wallet. And I'm baffled as to why this reviewer is  
> so excited about the prospect...
>
> So let's see now. I can purchase a copy of Office, and then use it.  
> Forever. (Lest you doubt this, my mother is still running Office 95.)
>
> Alternatively, I can pay $100, every single year, for the rest of my  
> life, to get... exactly the same thing?
>
> In WHICH UNIVERSE is that better??
>
> Oh, but apparently that makes me a "luddite". Ho hum...

And then there's Adobe CC at $50 per month...

-- 
-Nekar Xenos-

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